I'm only half-joking because I kind of like it. Turandot bores me. I think Le Terre vue de Ciel is a masterpiece, so of course Candyman doesn't come close. I like pairs especially because most pairs usually choose, not exactly better, but different music. It's more interesting. That people have such a strong reaction to Candyman - well, T/M were harshly critisized because they are boring and unexpressive. THIS no matter how bad it is, got a reaction from everyone. In the end, it doesn't matter at all, what kind of program it is - they could win the gold if they skate in their training gear and no music on, if they hit all their elements and S/H and S/M falter.
How often ISU tested their judges?
LOL, well, this is definitely an injection of personality! But kinda the other way.
I've actually liked T/M since the beginning... they have clean elements and they are a pleasant pair to watch. Which is why I'm dismayed by costumes like these.
They could have still kept this music and done fun stuff but still kept it cool and suave. This is too juniorish.
They do everything well, but there's no X-factor to them, for me. This season though with the kitschy program, it's tacky but it's at least helping them break out of their shell more.
And very true... they could win gold if they hit everything and the top pairs falter. It would be totally deserved but it'd be like a Totmianina/Marinin situation all over again (although at least this program isn't a snoozefest).
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For.... knowledge? Or drugs?
Apparently some people think J/C needed a gold-medal worthy performance to even be on the podium. Also people are really trying it with their "J/C got a PCS PB" lol both J/C and Z/E were at Skate Canada this season and at the time they received:
J/C 34.49 70.63
Z/E 31.41 63.02
And here they received:
J/C 35.44 71.03
Z/E 33.34 68.73
So yes J/C got a tiny late season PCS bump while Z/E are gifted +5 PCS in the free because why not? This scoring is ridiculous and I can't believe people are even trying to defend it.
This is just not true. Apart from Sochi Oly, we´ve always had a great crowd, knowledgeable and always supporting all top athletes. From what I´ve seen on TV, Canadians and Americans hardly ever applaud their competition, and if today´s situation happened there, the crowd would have exploded with joy in the same way as it happened in Moscow. Although personally I thought this scoring was unfair to JC.
Bottom line, J/C paid for their mistakes, while the Russian's mistakes were mostly ignored. None of them skated cleanly and yet it was a PB/SB bonanza.
Honestly folks. I've watched a lot of skating over the years and I think American, Russian and Canadian fans all cheer for their own skaters first and foremost but also for other skaters too. I don't blame a crowd for cheering louder for it's own skaters than for others.
You don't make your own people look better by putting down others.
That's not to say a crowd can't support their own, but it's so painfully obvious in Russia when there is bias. They will cheer for competitors mistakes or give a lukewarm response if a non-Russian executes something well. North America isn't ideal either, but they are far more supportive of the field. And they sure as heck don't yell "Canada!" or "USA!" if their figure skaters are performing well. Japan/Asia is obviously the classiest.
What a sensible view of life. No drama. Straightforward.
Are you SURE you're a skating fan? Because a TRUE fan would be having hissy fits and calling for her fainting couch.
Honestly folks. I've watched a lot of skating over the years and I think American, Russian and Canadian fans all cheer for their own skaters first and foremost but also for other skaters too. I don't blame a crowd for cheering louder for it's own skaters than for others.
You don't make your own people look better by putting down others.
Obviously this isn't the NFL, a football game or such high pumping sport, but its its still a competition, Russians are very nationalistic, so its okay if canadians and americans with there lukewarm response to foreign skaters and draping the whole arena with their flags but not russians ???
Nothing wrong with draping the whole arena with the Russian flags.
It's not like they'll be able to do that in Pyeong Chang.